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416th Bombardment Group (L) Aircraft Accident Report 45-12-29-527 December 29, 1944, Friday
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416th Bombardment Group (L) Aircraft Accident Report 45-12-29-527 December 29, 1944, Friday
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(Note: Depending on Internet speed, this report may take some time to download and display.) (AAR images from AAIR - Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research.) Aircraft Serial Number (Type): 41-39209 (Douglas A-26B-20-DL Invader) 9th AF; 416th Bomb Gp; 671st Bomb Sq Mission # 179; Box: II; Flight: 3; Position: 2; A/C Fuselage Code: 5C-M Reason: Landing Accident (LAC) Damage: Major damage (3) Point Of Departure: A-55 Melun/Villaroche, France Location: Station A-55
Notes: Pilot's mission: Combat. Nature of accident: Landing Accident. Cause of accident: Materiel failure of right brake control valve. Narrative: Returning from a combat mission on the morning of the 29 December 1944, Lt. Murray discovered that he had no hydraulic pressure. Unable to build up pressure in the main lines with his hydraulic hand pump, he found it necessary to pump his landing gear down with the emergency system. He then made a slow, full flaps landing. However, when he used the emergency air brake his left brake grabbed and his right brake was ineffective. This pulled him off the runway to the left. He cut his engines, and was slowing down when his nose wheel dug into a bomb crater and collapsed. ... Description: Handwritten on Loading List: Used air bottle nosed up on runway See Mission # 179 for additional details |